Cinderella

Cinderella is the main character in a 1950 movie with the same title produced by Disney, and the second official Disney princess (ranked behind Snow White). After her mom died, her dad married another woman in the belief that his daughter needed a mom. However, the dad, unfortunately, passed away shortly after that, and ever since, Cinderella was made to serve the wicked stepmother (Tremaine) and her two daughters (Drizella and Anastasia). Despite her stepfamily's cruelty and jealousy, Cinderella was always a beautiful, spirited, and kind girl. Her everlasting optimism and faith were so strong that they took the physical form of the Fairy Godmother, who helped Cinderella turn from a maid into a princess.

Cinderella's Disney version was inspired by the French version of Cinderella in 1698, written by Charles Perrault. Eric Larson and Marc Davis animated her, though these animators did not share the same viewpoints about the character. In the end, they decided to merge Larson's simplicity and Davis' elegance for the final draft, resulting in Cinderella's more complicated personality than Snow White.

As with most other Disney pictures, Disney hired Helene Stanley - a famous actress - to perform real-life references for the animators to draw Cinderella's movements. (The actress also did the same things for princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and the villain Anita Radcliffe from 100 and 1 Dalmatians).

First appearance: 1957

Movies: Cinderella, Cinderella II, Cinderella III